What does עֲבֹת mean in the Bible?
e. a string , wreath or foliage".
Hebrew · H5688
עֲבֹת
Something intwined , i.e. a string , wreath or foliage
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עֲבֹת H5688
What does עֲבֹת mean in the Bible?
עֲבֹת is a Hebrew word meaning "something intwined , i.e. a string , wreath or foliage".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5688?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include chains (5), ropes (4), the clouds (3), with ropes (3), . . . (1).
Where does עֲבֹת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 28:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Ezekiel (6), Judges (4), Psalms (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It chains 5× Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15, Exodus 39:17
ropes 4× Judges 15:13, Judges 16:11, Judges 16:12, Isaiah 5:18
the clouds 3× Ezekiel 31:3, Ezekiel 31:10, Ezekiel 31:14
with ropes 3× Ezekiel 3:25, Ezekiel 4:8, Hosea 11:4
. . . 1× Exodus 28:22
[these] 1× Exodus 28:14
cord 1× Exodus 28:14
from the cords 1× Psalms 129:4
The ropes 1× Judges 15:14
the thick branches 1× Ezekiel 19:11
Their cords 1× Psalms 2:3
with a harness 1× Job 39:10
with cords 1× Psalms 118:27
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 28:14 עֲבֹ֑ת to cord Noun - common singular Exodus 28:14 הָעֲבֹתֹ֖ת to [these] Article | Noun - common plural Exodus 28:22 עֲבֹ֑ת to . . . Noun - common singular Exodus 28:24 עֲבֹתֹ֣ת to chains Noun - common plural construct Exodus 28:25 הָעֲבֹתֹ֔ת to chains Article | Noun - common plural Exodus 39:15 עֲבֹ֑ת to chains Noun - common singular Exodus 39:17 הָעֲבֹתֹ֣ת to chains Article | Noun - common plural Exodus 39:18 הָֽעֲבֹתֹ֔ת to chains Article | Noun - common plural Judges 15:13 עֲבֹתִ֣ים to ropes Noun - common plural Judges 15:14 הָעֲבֹתִ֜ים to The ropes Article | Noun - common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 28:14
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 7
Exodus 8 Judges 4 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 6 Hosea 1
Source forms
עֲבֹ֑ת 3x ‘ă·ḇōṯ Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 39:15
עֲבוֹתִ֔ים 2x ‘ă·ḇō·w·ṯîm Ezekiel 3:25, Ezekiel 31:10
עֲבֹתִ֔ים 2x ‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm Ezekiel 31:3, Ezekiel 31:14
בַּעֲבֹת֣וֹת 1x ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯō·wṯ Hosea 11:4
בַּעֲבֹתִ֣ים 1x ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm Judges 16:11
בַּעֲבֹתִ֑ים 1x ba·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm Psalms 118:27
הָעֲבֹתִ֜ים 1x hā·‘ă·ḇō·ṯîm Judges 15:14
הָעֲבֹתֹ֖ת 1x hā·‘ă·ḇō·ṯōṯ Exodus 28:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - common plural 8x Judges 15:13, Judges 16:12, Ezekiel 3:25, Ezekiel 4:8
Article | Noun - common plural 5x Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:17, Exodus 39:18
Noun - common singular 3x Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 39:15
Preposition-b | Noun - common plural 2x Judges 16:11, Psalms 118:27
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct 1x Isaiah 5:18
Noun - common plural construct 1x Exodus 28:24
Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 2:3
Noun - common singular construct 1x Psalms 129:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something intwined , i.e. a string , wreath or foliage
Source Gloss
something intwined , i.e. a string , wreath or foliage
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage BDB: twisted Usage: band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲבֹת is built from this root:
עָבֹת H5687
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain